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Physician

Correctional Medicine Associates • Contractor • las animas, United States • $250k - $325k / year • 1d ago

Compensation: $250,000 - $325,000/yr

At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Physician who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting.

The Physician provides professional medical direction, oversight and direct patient care in a correctional facility

The successful applicant should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.

Provide a variety of professional medical services to inmates/residents to include administering examinations, diagnosing medical and other problems, prescribing medications and providing treatment and follow-up care.
Provide direction in leadership for the medical program in collaboration with the Health Services Supervisor
Monitor and review operations and standards of care delivered to inmates/residents.

Interview inmates/residents and make decisions on admissions.
Make clinical rounds
Participate in treatment team meetings where individual health plans of inmates/residents are devised, reviewed and altered.
Direct unit treatment operations.
Perform minor surgery and occasional major surgery, if necessary.
Hold clinics for nursing specialists in making diagnosis, determining treatment, and giving prescriptions and protocols.
Maintain a good working relationship with facility staff, nursing staff, contract providers and outside provider agencies.
Utilize established corporate, facility and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions, but use sound independent judgment in meeting the responsibilities and performing the duties of the position.
Assist in the formulation of facility policy for the medical.
Motivate and encourage staff to perform their duties consistent with policy and procedures.
Regularly evaluate the provision of all medical services to prevent the inappropriate use or duplication of those services.
Monitor inmate/resident inpatient hospitalizations and facilitate early release whenever clinically appropriate.
Closely monitor all potential catastrophic illnesses.
Prepare and maintain a variety of standard narrative, statistical, summary and/or operational records, reports and logs, using appropriate grammar, to include filing, alphabetizing and labeling; review reports and records produced by medical staff; properly processes all reports and documents in a timely manner.
Maintain absolute security and confidentiality of all medical records.
Audit medical files for documentation of all provided services.
Evaluate and recommend methods of improving operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of health-related services.
Meet with outside hospital/agency administrators to ensure a close working relationship between them and the facility.
Facilitate, where applicable, NCCHC/ACA/JCAHO accreditation of the medical program by providing the required level of organizational efficiency and approved, appropriate medical services.
Accept on call status.
Attend seminars, workshops, conferences, etc., as required.
Provide for health counseling and health education on individual or group basis.
Communicate responsibilities, authorities and accountability to all direct subordinates, so that they are clearly defined and understood.
Conduct meetings of subordinate staff, attend scheduled staff meetings, and promote communications and the proper flow of relevant information between administration, staff and inmates/residents; assist in maintaining communications and consistency of operation between shifts in the medical unit.
Communicate effectively and coherently to administration, staff, inmates/residents, visitors and the general public, particularly in situations requiring tact, diplomacy, understanding, fairness, firmness and good judgment. This includes giving information, instructions and directions, mediating disputes and providing reliable testimony, in court and other formal settings.
Read, analyze, comprehend and interpret technical procedures or governmental regulations, legal and non-legal documents, including the processing of such documents as medical instructions, commitment orders, summons and other legal writs.

Qualifications:

Graduate from an accredited school of medicine.
Must be licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment.
A valid driver's license is required.
Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age.

CoreCivic is a Drug Free Workplace & EOE- M/F/Vets/Disabled.

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